baseball

With five weeks left in the regular season, the Rice baseball team enters a crucial stretch. Really, it began during the weekend as the Owls (23-13, 6-3) took a crucial series at East Carolina to grab a share of the lead in a tightly bunched Conference USA race with Southern Miss, UAB and Houston. Some […]
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There was definitely a different feeling around Cougar Field early on Sunday afternoon. And it translated to an energy not seen from UH in the last three outings. If any further proof was needed, it was provided when the Cougars ended the game in a different manner than previous games this season have ended under […]
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The Houston Cougars dropped their second straight Conference USA baseball contest 6-1 to UAB on Saturday before 1,351 at Cougar Field. The Cougars offense struggled to get going, garnering no runs and just two hits in the first eight innings of the ballgame. It was a night when they got some good starting pitching courtesy […]
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Fans of UH athletics have a smorgasbord of options on Saturday. Of course, I know many fans are looking forward to the Red and White spring football game, which is at 2 p.m. at Robertson Stadium. For those heading to Robertson, keep the following things in mind: • Admission and parking is free. • Only […]
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The Houston Cougars picked up a huge win over No. 6 Texas A&M to cap a nine-game road swing with a 5-4 mark on Tuesday but dropped a home contest to Lamar 5-2 on Wednesday at Cougar Field. The Cardinals (20-12) got to UH starter Taylor Hammack (0-2) for one big inning, getting four runs […]
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In his third season at the helm of St. Thomas Baseball, coach Craig Biggio is looking to lead the Eagles to back-to-back state championships. So far this season, the baseball squad is on pace to surge into the postseason, having won all but one district game entering Tuesday night’s game against St. Pius. Biggio said […]
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UH associate head coach Alvin Brooks is a finalist for the Lamar head coaching job according to a person with knowledge of the search. It is believed that there are three finalists. Lamar AD Larry Tidwell told the Beaumont Enterprise he plans to announce a hiring by Thursday. The BE also reported that the school […]
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The Houston Cougars baseball team is off to a good start in Conference USA play, taking two games from Tulane on Friday and Saturday. UH (14-14, 2-0 Conference USA) opened up the series on Friday night with a 2-0 win. Matt Creel started and got the win after seven strong innings, allowing just three hits […]
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The Cougars had a rough go at it in the second game of the Silver Glove series on Tuesday at Reckling Park, falling 7-0 to the Owls before 3,019. It was the second game of the Silver Glove series and Rice has won both. The teams will meet again for a three-game Conference USA series […]
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Senior pitcher Amanda Crabtree threw her third no-hitter of the season today and the Cougars turned in a winning day as they beat Southern Miss 5-0 and 10-2 in a softball doubleheader in Hattiesburg, Miss. Crabtree struck out 13 and walked three in the opener then came in relief of the second game and struck […]
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